Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Steve Cohen spoke with the NY Post, talking about how he was unsure about crossing the luxury tax threshold, among other topics. Patrick Glynn covered his quotes here for Metsmerized Online. At 8:00 p.m. ET last night, MLB Network showed a tribute to six later, great baseball legends: Lou Brock, Whitey Ford, Bob Gibson, Al Kaline, Joe Morgan, and the...
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The Mets have signed free agent right-handed pitcher Jerad Eickhoff to a minor league deal, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Eickhoff, now 30 years old, was drafted by the Rangers in the 15th round of the 2011 draft, but after being traded in the Cole Hamels deal, made his major league debut with the Phillies in 2015. He posted a 4.15 ERA over five years with the Phillies, and spent...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News The biggest news from yesterday was the Mets hiring Jared Porter as their new general manager. Jon Heyman of MLB Network was the first to report. Heyman also confirmed Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic’s report that the Mets finalized their deal with catcher James McCann, and it is indeed going to be a four-year pact. Recent fellow Mets signee Trevor...
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Now that the minor league structure has been finalized for 2021, 120 teams have been invited to become affiliates of Major League Baseball. But many of these teams are not happy with the way MLB has handled this situation. “Have spoken with at least two dozen other owners this evening,” an owner said on Wednesday night, per a story from Evan Drellich of The Athletic. “One group...
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It’s not just the fans who are pumped up for what lies ahead in the Steve Cohen era. It’s the players, too. No one could be more excited than Dominic Smith, who was satisfied from watching Cohen’s press conference and getting to speak to him personally. “For a guy like that to take over the organization, you’re pretty happy about that one,” Smith told the New York...
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